Chapter 8
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Maya's POV
"What's wrong with you? I've been driving for almost a year now, and you're only stopping me now?"
I said to Kaiden while we were talking on Skype.
"Can you blame me for worrying? You know that's the reason why you got into an accident, right?"
I let out a deep breath... especially since I don't even remember the accident. All I've seen are pictures of the car I supposedly used, the damage it had, and photos of me confined in the hospital.
"B-But Kaiden, I'm fine... I can drive safely. You don't have to worry..."
"Sigh, Maya... you're really hard to deal with. I'm only saying this for your own good. Fine!"
He sounded like he was getting irritated.
"Wait, you still haven't answered me. About Amaya's birthday-what are you planning?"
"I don't know..."
"You'll be here for her birthday, right?"
"Yes..." he replied shortly, like he was no longer interested in talking.
"Amaya's beside me. Do you want to talk to her?"
"No need. You handle the plans. I have to go, my break is almost over."
He ended the call immediately.
"Baby, what do you want for your birthday?" I asked Amaya.
"Uhm... I want to celebrate at Jollibee, and I want Ion to be there too."
"Huh?"
How am I supposed to do that... I told myself. I don't want to see Levi again.
"Ion is my first friend here, right? And he invited us to his birthday. So I want to invite him to mine too."
"O-okay... sure... we'll invite him..."
Maybe I'll just invite him two weeks before Amaya's birthday... so Kaiden will already be here by then.
Jenny came back too, so she's been my Friday companion again. I stopped contacting Levi and even blocked his number.
But I keep dreaming about him...
Especially about what happened between us.
Sometimes I even dream about being in college... with him.
It made me curious... just how close were we back then?
But no one ever introduced themselves to me as a male friend from college-except for my coursemates.
Or maybe... what happened between us was just that unforgettable...
Maybe that's why I keep dreaming about it.
The way he touched me... my body responded so easily...
This is what happens when your husband isn't around.
I wish my husband would come home soon... so he's the only one I think about... especially when it comes to things like that.
After work, I met Jenny again for our usual Friday night routine.
"Jenny, I want to ask you something..."
She looked at me, waiting.
"Are there people who were part of my life before... but I don't know them now?"
She frowned slightly before answering.
"Yes... a lot."
"Then why didn't we try to reconnect with them? Or why didn't you help me meet them again?"
"Well... back in school, we had different courses, different schools. We were both busy trying to graduate. And not everyone you met in college, I knew too. So I only introduced the ones who actually came forward and said they were your friends."
"I see..."
"Why? Why are you suddenly curious?"
"I don't know... that guy I introduced to you before you left... it feels like he knows something about me. He mentioned something about my past..."
"Hmm... I didn't recognize him that time since it was dark. Maybe he really was your classmate before, that's why you don't remember him."
"Maybe..."
"Is he invited to Amaya's birthday?"
"Y-yes..." (even though I haven't invited him yet)
"Good. I'll observe him and see if I recognize him too."
"Didn't you say you were with me when I decided to get an IUD? Why did I decide to have it? And how long will it stay?"
"Uhm... you had a hard time giving birth, so you said you didn't want another one yet. It's been about five months after Amaya was born... but why are you asking so many questions?"
"Nothing..."
Yeah... nothing really. I'm just curious about the years I lost.
After we had our drinks, I went home right away.
I wanted to tell her what happened between me and Levi...
But I stopped myself.
She'd probably just scold me.
Maybe I should just keep this to myself for now.
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